Basics of Occupational Safety, The (What's New in Trades & Technology) - Hardcover

Goetsch, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0134678710 ISBN 13: 9780134678719

Publisher: Pearson, 2018

Synopsis

For courses in industrial safety and industrial safety and health.

Complete guide to basic workplace safety, across technical fields
The Basics of Occupational Safety fills the need for a practical teaching resource introducing students to the basics of workplace safety. In his hallmark easy-to-read style, Goetsch examines the latest standards of OSHA, NIOSH, and other US regulatory bodies in the context of new and emerging industry trends. The text suits students in secondary and postsecondary technical programs who need one occupational safety course, such as students of manufacturing, welding, carpentry, and electronics.

The 3rd edition is a major revision encompassing new and revised regulations and other updates of importance to students of occupational safety and health.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The job of the modern safety and health professional is more challenging and more important than it has ever been, and "The Basics of Occupational Safety, 1e" provides an up-to-date, practical teaching resource that focuses on the basic safety-related needs of people in the workplace. It is intended for use in universities, colleges, community colleges, and corporate training settings that offer programs, courses, workshops, and seminars in occupational safety and health. Educators and students in such disciplines as industrial technology, manufacturing technology, industrial engineering, safety engineering, engineering technology, occupational safety, management, and supervision will find this book both valuable and easy to use. The direct, straightforward presentation of material focuses on making the theories and principles of occupational safety and health practical and useful in a real-world setting. Up-to-date research has been integrated throughout in a down-to-earth manner.

About the Author:

Dr. David L. Goetsch is Vice-President Emeritus and Professor of Safety and Quality Management at Northwest Florida State College, where he has served for 40 years. He is the author of numerous Pearson books. In addition to Occupational Safety and Health, 9th Edition, he is also the author of The Basics of Occupational Safet y, 3rd Edition; Construction Safety and the OSHA Standards, 2nd Edition; Quality Management for Organizational Excellenc e, 8th Edition; and numerous others. He has been America’s Outstanding Technical Instructor of the Year and Florida’s Outstanding Technical Instructor of the Year. In 2016, he was inducted into the Florida Veteran’s Hall of Fame for significant contributions to higher education for veterans in Florida.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0134678710
• ISBN 13: 9780134678719
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 576